1946 Newark Eagles season

The 1946 Newark Eagles were a baseball team that competed in Negro National League during the 1946 baseball season. The team compiled a 56–24–3 record and won the 1946 Negro World Series, defeating the Kansas City Monarchs four games to three.[1][2][3]

1946 Newark Eagles
Negro National League affiliations
Location
Results
Record56–24–3
League place1st
Other information
Manager(s)Biz Mackey
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Biz Mackey was the team's manager. Shortstop Monte Irvin and second baseman Larry Doby were the team's leading hitters. Leon Day and Max Manning were the leading pitchers.[1][4]

Statistics

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage

Pos Player G AB H Avg. SLG
SSMonte Irvin5320173.363.522
2BLarry Doby5522175.339.557
LFJohnny Davis5821669.319.472
1BLennie Pearson5521366.310.451
3BPat Patterson4417253.308.453
CFJimmy Wilkes5320653.257.316
RFBob Harvey4715939.245.283
CLeon Ruffin4012330.244.293
CCharlie Parks309223.250.380

[1]

Pitching

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L PCT ERA SO
Leon Day14123.0112.8462.4197
Max Manning17109.1102.8332.8063
Rufus Lewis1282.172.7782.7349
Leniel Hooker1269.244.5003.6220

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References

  1. "1946 Newark Eagles". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. Holway, John B. (2001), The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History, Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, pp. 438–440, ISBN 0803820070
  3. "Newark Eagles Win World Series Crown", The Afro-American, p. 17, October 5, 1946, retrieved January 4, 2013
  4. "1946 Newark Eagles". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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